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Hey guys. To all of you who don't have me on Facebook- I was out at Kenai Eagle today and heard someone calling for help a few holes ahead- long story short I found Jonny Wilson laying by a tee pad with a his foot pointing a really bad direction. I field splinted him and we tried to get him to the car but he was in too much pain. It took 4 medics and 2 cops to get him over the nasty icy uneven terrain and to the ambulance. The medics didn't make a diagnosis in the field but it looked ...
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Hey guys. To all of you who don't have me on Facebook- I was out at Kenai Eagle today and heard someone calling for help a few holes ahead- long story short I found Jonny Wilson laying by a tee pad with a his foot pointing a really bad direction. I field splinted him and we tried to get him to the car but he was in too much pain. It took 4 medics and 2 cops to get him over the nasty icy uneven terrain and to the ambulance. The medics didn't make a diagnosis in the field but it looked like he might have broken both of the bones in his lower leg or shattered his ankle. To all of you who have a way of contacting him- send him your best wishes, leave him a text, send him a card, let him know we're pulling for him and that we really want him to get healthy so we can see him out on the course this year.

Ice Bowl: Feb 16, Sunday
-funding Food Bank of Alaska
-raised $540 last year
-last year's registration/$30
-email Toni O the flyer or just post it on DG Scene
-Volunteer day next Sunday Feb. 9 for course maintenance, Time TBD
-Contact Louie or Brian to help on Sunday or day of event

-Louie: Wed leagues
-$40 Ace Fund
-Mike Miles, won $120
-87 people/Jan 2014, up 5 from last year
-currently have 42 DGA members, not quite in the sixties that haven't renewed from last year

States Update from Thad Gunther
-working on getting artwork finalized
-need to connect with Louie to get permit
-PDGA magazine ad was due the last week of last month
-could look at publishing in next edition if it comes out before summer, don't think so
-Budgetting should be discussed, around $3000 in past years
-sanctioning done
-need to recruit sponsors

Hilltop Update
-renew our lease agreement?
-Rick pays $700/year to the ADGA-what for?
-we are expected to promote Hilltop DG and the ADGA is permitted to run 2 tournaments per year (part of promotional agreement)
-in past, hosted a round at States and King of the Bowl (got Josh Stewart hooked!)
-$1500 to mow x 2/month
-DG earns ~$600/month (~$150/week, mostly ADGA members)
-more the first year, 30 people/week the last few years
-could we try to double that this year? 60 per week
-King of the Hill is a private Hilltop tournament, not an ADGA tournament
-Rick has10K in trade advertising and marketing to be used if we can get some pros who have been in contact
-Military Appreciation Tournament?
-where are the leagues at Hilltop?
-planning on 3 tournaments this year
-support means: playing the course and events
-first year of lease: one day at states, not again subsequent years
-DG season pass: $150, ADGA member daily pass is -$1

continue to use DG Scene, Brian can add officers on DG Scene for access

Will H: would like to support and help ADGA in any capacity,

ADGA Website
-needs love
-Louie volunteered to take on ADGA website without any prior knowledge, appreciate!
-professional web design is too expensive
-fundraising
-memorabilia? could promote
-Rick: knows HTML and can help clean it up

Guest Speaker: John McCleary
-Pres of Board Fur Rendezvous
-Parks & Rec
-knows the old timers like Tim K!
-Volunteers: Will Harrison (TD?), Josh Stewart, Thad, Justin Lawson, James Beckner if here
-Contacted Brian about doing a downtown course for Rendezvous: March 2 (second wknd of Rondy, Iditarod, etc-excellent timing!)
-can advertise on own website, ClearChannel, FOX, radio
-tournament at WestChester?-Yes!
-has a design sketched out! would like to put in 9 temp baskets
-Looking for commitment by next Monday, Feb 10
-kitchy idea to attract the average joe: one disc challenge?
-Highly interested in partnership
-2 baskets

Tournaments: Contact the State Coordinator and Tournament Director
Russian Jack-July 12 tentative
Kenai Eagle on July 5: Ian Dolphin should contact Brian Gutz
King of the Hill July 4-6

Congrats to all board members for their willingness to serve and for the dedication they put forth for the 2014 season. I think the 2014 Alaska disc golf season is going to be the best yet. We have some amazing events lined up for this year already and some great things are in the works. Thanks to all as well for showing up at the board meeting the other night and taking the time out of their day to attend and participate. It is great to see these big turnouts for our ADGA meetings and I hop ...
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Congrats to all board members for their willingness to serve and for the dedication they put forth for the 2014 season. I think the 2014 Alaska disc golf season is going to be the best yet. We have some amazing events lined up for this year already and some great things are in the works. Thanks to all as well for showing up at the board meeting the other night and taking the time out of their day to attend and participate. It is great to see these big turnouts for our ADGA meetings and I hope it continues as the year goes on. Looking forward to seeing you all at PC for Ice Bowl. Let's start this season off right!

If you are a 2014 ADGA member and did not receive a ballot to vote at your preferred email address, please message me here to update your information. Vote by Feb 4 at 5pm. Results to be announced at the next ADGA meeting, Feb 4 at 7pm, location TBD

I sent you a third ballot, (don't worry everyone, one one vote per email address is recognized through the settings). FYI, deleted messages can typically be found again in a folder you can open and find what you deleted.

The adga should remain serving the interests of the anchorage area. If you'd like to Change it, run for office and propose a by-law change. Remember that it will have to be approved by a 2/3s majority vote by current members in attendance. There is no reason a statewide organization can't be organized/established. As a two year member of the adga I will not be quiet and walk away from the capital the anchorage area has contributed. If you do not want to honor the by laws or have belief ...
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The adga should remain serving the interests of the anchorage area. If you'd like to Change it, run for office and propose a by-law change. Remember that it will have to be approved by a 2/3s majority vote by current members in attendance. There is no reason a statewide organization can't be organized/established. As a two year member of the adga I will not be quiet and walk away from the capital the anchorage area has contributed. If you do not want to honor the by laws or have belief that we will support a change; do not run or accept office. The name is irrelevant it was available at the time. Wether you'd had self serving interests when accepting board positions or not. Your obligation is to the anchorage area as an officer. Accept it or do more work In your own region.

2. Discussing the possibility of a 2nd 18 hole course at Kincaid with the parks department.
_maybe starting near the front gate parking lot.
_what is in the parks master plan? Is this a possibility, is there enough use age to warrant a 2nd course.
Anyone have any knowledge on this topic?

Oops If we had to pay five dollars each time I'd easily drop $30 dollars a week there. Idk seems like ppl from anchorage already contribte a lot to the ADGA via leagues alone. I'd be open to having a second course that is pay to play.

Kincaid Park is a great public recreation area, I'd personally rather see us do something like the Nordic Ski Assn. does with the sale of their trail pins. I don't know that the municipality would want to do so anyway...what is your reasoning for it?

I'm a huge proponent of making nicer courses pay to play. If we could swing it- and especially if the front 9 turned out phenomenal- I would love alcantra to be p2p. But that's beside the point- even if we do get the front 9 in we have other issues to deal with first- atvs on the course, r ...
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I'm a huge proponent of making nicer courses pay to play. If we could swing it- and especially if the front 9 turned out phenomenal- I would love alcantra to be p2p. But that's beside the point- even if we do get the front 9 in we have other issues to deal with first- atvs on the course, reckless/illegal activity in the parking lot, etc. But I'm against making kincaid p2p. It's not often that I can make it all the way out there, and adding more money to the fuel I have to buy would make this guy a very rare sight on that course. Instead, consider making it free to current members of ANY disc golf association. That would reduce abuse of the course and encourage those who are determined to play to just shell out the 25 bucks for a membership somewhere. There's the bit of income, there's the sport growing, and there's the reduction in damage and abuse to the course.

... Free to DGA members and pay to play for others is what I should have said. That would help to keep the rec players who just want to get ****faced and throw one disc as hard as possible over and over regardless of people on the fairway, and drop their beer cans wherever- that would reduce the number of them. And a $300 fine for course fee nonpayment would go to the city.

Look how many rounds get poached at Russian jack , walking on to Kincaid is very easy and plus being a city park and tourist attraction the infastructure needed to do it arent in place and it will either drive new players away or Peters creek and service will get trashed due to those not wanting to ...
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Look how many rounds get poached at Russian jack , walking on to Kincaid is very easy and plus being a city park and tourist attraction the infastructure needed to do it arent in place and it will either drive new players away or Peters creek and service will get trashed due to those not wanting to pay . We have a wuantity problem not a quality problem , the course we have are fine for now . What we need now are 2 9 hole rec/ int courses to dpread the crowds and to encourage more to take up the sport . We need to make the city see that more courses equals less mess and damage. I use this anology to discribe our problem . 30.000 skiers and 2 ski trails , just how trashed are those trails going get . We have that problem . We need to look for grants and sponsers for the cost of baskets and tees.

Ive scouted 2 parks that have the space and parking we need ,both could go in pretty easy and be challenging to rec and int players . Once we get our sport growing again we can improve our championship level courses in town . I think growing the sport and improving our image in the eyes of the city and state is very important right now. I have a few ideas on how to do it .

I think a park officer is really needed. Its a massive park, and with that comes the need for a paid steward who can write tickets. Lack of enforcement is really the real problem I would say. Foot traffic causes wear, yes, but wanton distraction, vandalism and littering is a whole other thing. Keep ...
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I think a park officer is really needed. Its a massive park, and with that comes the need for a paid steward who can write tickets. Lack of enforcement is really the real problem I would say. Foot traffic causes wear, yes, but wanton distraction, vandalism and littering is a whole other thing. Keep an eye out for a kincaid level course in the valley. It's in the planning stage right now, and I can't say much just yet anyway. But I would say get after all the schools first and see if you can get some rec courses put in. Mach 1 baskets and 9 250' or shorter holes. Make them quick to play and beginner friendly and easily accessible.

Oops. I'm in on. I'll be out there shoveling the sand and gravel with you, mixing concrete, operating backhoes and loaders and tractors, whatever. I think a city meeting is in order though where officers get sworn in and receive a ticket book. I love the courses in town as I love the one I ...
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Oops. I'm in on. I'll be out there shoveling the sand and gravel with you, mixing concrete, operating backhoes and loaders and tractors, whatever. I think a city meeting is in order though where officers get sworn in and receive a ticket book. I love the courses in town as I love the one I put my heart and soul into this summer in the valley- I want to see and play more courses, but I also want the maintenance, treatment and public image of all the courses in the state of Alaska to reflect the love the dedicated members have for them. No beer cans, no vandalism, and never a fear of having your head laid open with a disc tossed by a careless jackass (it really hurts guys, trust me.) But spread the courses out by all means! I know this club can have a course no further than a 5 minute drive away from any location in the city within a few short years, but we need to earn the trust of the city and it's residents first.

Saturday leagues have been sanctioned with the PDGA for the months of January and February. The league will alternate between PC and the Goon. I only signed up for a 2 month period as a trial to see if we like this idea. If you have any questions on PDGA leagues please visit the following site. http://www.pdga.com/leagues Click on the link under FAQ after reading the introduction. Handicapped leagues....... at PC we will be keeping the same with a running average handicap. At the Goon w ...
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Saturday leagues have been sanctioned with the PDGA for the months of January and February. The league will alternate between PC and the Goon. I only signed up for a 2 month period as a trial to see if we like this idea. If you have any questions on PDGA leagues please visit the following site. http://www.pdga.com/leagues Click on the link under FAQ after reading the introduction. Handicapped leagues....... at PC we will be keeping the same with a running average handicap. At the Goon we will use a general handicap with Ladies -6, Intermediate -4, Advanced 0, and Pro division +4. League entry fee will stay the same @ $5.00. Raw scores will be submitted to the PDGA for ratings. Thanks

Article III Meetings Section 3 states "Special meetings may be called if ten days notice is posted to the current membership. Postings to take place on course bulletin boards at each course that is under club supervision and/or via email or web sit."
This was certainly not done since Brian posted the night before the meeting that there would be one. Considering Brian is not even on the board and is certainly not the Secretary (the Secretary is the one who posts the times for meeting ...
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Article III Meetings Section 3 states "Special meetings may be called if ten days notice is posted to the current membership. Postings to take place on course bulletin boards at each course that is under club supervision and/or via email or web sit."

This was certainly not done since Brian posted the night before the meeting that there would be one. Considering Brian is not even on the board and is certainly not the Secretary (the Secretary is the one who posts the times for meetings, check bylaws). I am going to say that the meeting held at Brian's was not even an ADGA meeting but a gathering of ADGA members if they are even current.

Every ADGA member should have a copy of the bylaws and should be looking them over now and thinking about what changes they would like to see made....

Special Meeting is needed to change the by/laws. We were just trying to get people thinking about elections and nominations for the 2014 year. Louie and I have been working with a tax specialist and were advise the ADGA needs to have an election and file our current bylaws with the State and Feder ...
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Special Meeting is needed to change the by/laws. We were just trying to get people thinking about elections and nominations for the 2014 year. Louie and I have been working with a tax specialist and were advise the ADGA needs to have an election and file our current bylaws with the State and Federal Government to have our nonprofit status renewed. We had no intention of holding election at my house that night. This was a regular meeting with no action taken. I was just trying to get the ball rolling since regular monthly meeting are not being held. Please by all means find a local place for us to meet and set up the next month meeting. Thanks Brian

I have already downloaded form to renew our state non profit status and it is going in the mail tomorrow with a check to renew. A notice from the Secretary will allow everyone to know when our next meeting will take place. Thank you Brian for getting the ball rolling. Talk soon.

Please hold the meeting in a physical place in Anchorage. Not all members can call in on a long distance number for 2 - 3 hours. In my experience virtual meetings are disorganized and are hard to participate in. Meeting in a physical location with the option to call in if you can not make it, is ...
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Please hold the meeting in a physical place in Anchorage. Not all members can call in on a long distance number for 2 - 3 hours. In my experience virtual meetings are disorganized and are hard to participate in. Meeting in a physical location with the option to call in if you can not make it, is the preferred method. The meeting should be held where 90 plus % of the current members are located.

What are the current positions of who is running the ADGA just to be clear? And how did they come into the position? Because as a 2013 member of the Alaska Disc Golf Association i have a right to know. And because King James will RULE YOU!! hahaha jk. but really

Current positions are as follows; Kurtis - President, Edan - VP and Secretary, Louie - Treasurer. The reason for this is as follows, I was originally VP at the time that Matt Forney was president and Chris Schaefer was SEcretary. Matt stepped aside as president after he had some conflicting issues ...
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Current positions are as follows; Kurtis - President, Edan - VP and Secretary, Louie - Treasurer. The reason for this is as follows, I was originally VP at the time that Matt Forney was president and Chris Schaefer was SEcretary. Matt stepped aside as president after he had some conflicting issues with his work. As the current VP at the time, i initially took over for him. Chris Schaefer moved to WAshington (can't remember why) and so Edan volunteered to fill her position as well as my own because on else wanted to. Loue and I are the only elected officials that currently serve on the board. Thanks KING JAMES! Hope this helps

2/3rds majority vote required to change by laws correct? Wasn't the reason we even brought up the by laws and started this whole issue die to edans proposal of lengthening the term of the officers? Which I wholeheartedly disagree with, if a job is being done right and the officer represents the wishes of the majority a re-election should be a cake-walk

I agree with josh reelections are sounding more and more important. The more I learn about all that is going on and that has taken place in the last year the more concerned I am about the current direction of the ADGA. u00a0There are a few things that concern me with regards to the fact that by far ...
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I agree with josh reelections are sounding more and more important. The more I learn about all that is going on and that has taken place in the last year the more concerned I am about the current direction of the ADGA. u00a0There are a few things that concern me with regards to the fact that by far the most members are from anchorage and it is seeming the more I look into things that a majority of benefits are not being used or reserved for anchorage. I would like to attend the next meeting and participate in an open election bc I could be wrong but it seems that anchorage contributes by far way more money from our leagues than any other club. Do other clubs contribute money from each league to the ADGA? It seems if we are contributing the majority of money we should have more of a say in how it's used. That being said I want to make it clear that I think we should support and assist with all associations in Alaska but I think it needs to be a per capita kind of thing. I want what everyone else wants when it comes down to the big picture, to promote the growth of DG in AK but obviously we need some revamping of the current bylaws and elected positions. u00a0Please let me know when and where the next meeting and leagues will be held. Thanks.u00a0

What benefits are you referring to? In the last three years the only money that has been spent by the ADGA has been used for course maintenance and construction projects at Kincaid and Peter's Creek. Are you saying that you don't think the ADGA should have used general funds for the PC project because the course is not located in Anchorage?

And, as far as as contributions to the ADGA go, In the past three years I have personally donated over 1000 hours of my time and over $1000 in cash and prizes out of my own pocket. Most of this time and money went into the Peter's Creek project. The Fairbanks Birch Hill club partnered with Str ...
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And, as far as as contributions to the ADGA go, In the past three years I have personally donated over 1000 hours of my time and over $1000 in cash and prizes out of my own pocket. Most of this time and money went into the Peter's Creek project. The Fairbanks Birch Hill club partnered with Strong Side DG has also made considerable contributions to support ADGA tournaments in the past couple of years.

I think it's obvious that is not what I was trying to say considering I spent my time volunteering out at pc as well. I'm saying that as far as I know the only league that contributes a portion of each buy in to the ADGA is anchorage leagues. I could be wrong but I think that part of the r ...
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I think it's obvious that is not what I was trying to say considering I spent my time volunteering out at pc as well. I'm saying that as far as I know the only league that contributes a portion of each buy in to the ADGA is anchorage leagues. I could be wrong but I think that part of the reason we were unable to have a king of the bowl this year was because of funding issues. The percent of money that anchorage brings in verse the percent spent on anchorage tourneys seems like it might be off. I u00a0can't be sure and would like the details of what money is being used where and for what purposes hence my request to know when and where the next meeting and elections will be held. As far as you spending your own time and money, I appreciate that. I'm certainly not trying to ruffle feathers or get into all the hoopla about bylaws and the such but after reading everything on the news feed since last week it's got me thinking that I spend a fair amount of money as a member through membership fees, leagues and tourneys and it would be somewhat ignorant of me to not want to be more knowledgeable about where that money is going. So again, please let me know when and where the next meeting is. Thanks.u00a0

I will be announcing the official time and date of the next ADGA meeting as well as providing an agenda for that meeting within the next couple of days. ADGA meeting are regularly held on the first tuesday of each month at 7 pm.

I was under the impression that the ADGA was the group focused on the state as a whole, but apparently in the bylaws of the ADGA this is not the case. I agree with others who see the need for the overarching association, and feel like Anchorage should have an Anchorage oriented club like Moose Pretzel in Homer, FDGA in FBX, etc. With this in mind, I can think of this taking place in two ways. 1) ADGA bylaws are changed to focus on Alaska in general and Anchorage starts a new club or associati ...
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I was under the impression that the ADGA was the group focused on the state as a whole, but apparently in the bylaws of the ADGA this is not the case. I agree with others who see the need for the overarching association, and feel like Anchorage should have an Anchorage oriented club like Moose Pretzel in Homer, FDGA in FBX, etc. With this in mind, I can think of this taking place in two ways. 1) ADGA bylaws are changed to focus on Alaska in general and Anchorage starts a new club or association. 2) Anchorage keeps the ADGA as it is, and all of the clubs (ADGA, MPDG, FDGA, etc) form the new union. Either way is doable, and both will take some work.
(Below I use clubs to refer to the local clubs/associations, and association to refer to the larger state-wide organization)
Concerning the 'umbrella' association, I think it would be great if this association had representation from each of the clubs involved, this association carried the non-profit status so that all clubs could benefit from it, the association would carry the insurance under which all local clubs would use, the association would take bids from the clubs to host state-wide events (AK championships, State Doubles, etc), the association would work out any scheduling issues, and the association funds would serve as a pool for the local clubs to borrow from for running tournaments/events. Funds could come in the form of sponsorships, donations, profits from state-wide events, fundraisers, and memberships. One idea I had about membership fees is to split with the local club. For instance, the initial entry fee is $25-$30 ($25 with a disc from the ADGA, $30 with a disc from the ADGA and the local club), with the $20 split between the ADGA and local club, $10 each. Then renewals, which are $20, are split between the ADGA and local club as well. Officers for the 'umbrella' association could be elected from the state membership pool at large, completely separated from elections of the local club. With some sort of organization like this, all of the local clubs would benefit from contributing to and collaborating with the ADGA, and the ADGA would truly be a state-focused disc golf association. These are just some thoughts thrown into the mix. I am more than happy to work with folks to see something like this go through.

Thanks for weighing in Josh, I was going to make a post today to say the same. I'm under the impression that most folks in Anchorage would prefer to see a new association created to address statewide matters, whik

I agree that there are two courses of action that we can take at this point. As the current bylaws state that the ADGA was founded to promote dg in Anchorage, we could continue operating as such and create a new statewide association. The impression I got when talking to folks last night at league ...
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I agree that there are two courses of action that we can take at this point. As the current bylaws state that the ADGA was founded to promote dg in Anchorage, we could continue operating as such and create a new statewide association. The impression I got when talking to folks last night at league was that people here in Anchorage feel that the club should remain focused on Anchorage matters and that a new statewide association be created. I think that everyone agrees that we need a statewide org, the disagreement seems to lie in whether that org should be the ADGA (with amended bylaws) or should be a new org entirely. At face value it seems like it would be easier to make this transition by creating a new statewide association rather than redefining what the ADGA is. As Thad G. stated, we shouldn't get stuck on the name the association currently has. I am also under the impression that folks here in Anchorage are concerned with the existing club's monetary assets essentially becoming "shared" resources, as many of them feel that the lion's share of this revenue has been generated by efforts here in the Anchorage area.

i kind of feel like the ADGA bylaws are out of date and havent been being ran that way for some time. plus i dont see why the ADGA cant be the governing body for all of the other chapters and still be the club representing Anchorage. seems like we would only need an updated version of the bylaws and thats all.

Isn't one of the reasons all this has come up is because the ADGA can't be both the Anchorage club (whose leadership can, and is currently, based outside of Anchorage) and the state organization? It's like saying the Delaware state government should be the US government body since it was the first state admitted to the union.

i just dont understand why adga (the board and members in anchorage and around the state) cant be the governing disc golf club for the whole state and then the anchorage members still running there leagues etc without having to become two seperate things.

I hear what you are saying Tre but I think it is important to make a distinction between an organization that covers and encompasses all local affiliations under their wing. Anchorage would still need to a local organization to deal with the same things that we all do at our respected locations. I ...
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I hear what you are saying Tre but I think it is important to make a distinction between an organization that covers and encompasses all local affiliations under their wing. Anchorage would still need to a local organization to deal with the same things that we all do at our respected locations. I think the ADGA bylaws are pretty out of date and need rewriting. Anchorage essentially has their own club already going but what their needs to be some distinction between the two.

I hate to be a stickler on grammar (I can't help it, ask my boss), g lane, but you're not correct. I was 'under the impression' (being impressed upon) not 'of the impression' (part of the impression or doing the impressing).

The future may be now! I feel the the non profit issue is a big deal, but not the main issue.
my feeling is that the ADGA should have the non profit status so that all clubs in AK can accept donations to promote local as well as statewide dg initiatives and those donating can write it off on taxes.
Each club can have a balance as well as the ADGA as a whole.
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The future may be now! I feel the the non profit issue is a big deal, but not the main issue.
my feeling is that the ADGA should have the non profit status so that all clubs in AK can accept donations to promote local as well as statewide dg initiatives and those donating can write it off on taxes.
Each club can have a balance as well as the ADGA as a whole.

as·so·ci·a·tion
1. a group of people organized for a joint purpose.
2. a connection or cooperative link between people or organizations.

My feeling is that ADGA is the place to bring all AK DG organizations together.

Let's not get stuck on a name, ADGA, ADGC, AKDGC call it whatever you want the question is.....
Do those involved in Anchorage DG want/need a club solely focused on the Anchorage scene?

Whatever your position on the above question,I think that we can all agree that there is a need for what the ADGA has grown into, a statewide organization.

I think Anchorage needs a Discgolf Club/Association and a "council" of a Representative from every club that want to be involved .Due to the size of our state we will have to sort out the technical issue of having those meetings but it can be figured out.I have been off the mind for a yr o ...
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I think Anchorage needs a Discgolf Club/Association and a "council" of a Representative from every club that want to be involved .Due to the size of our state we will have to sort out the technical issue of having those meetings but it can be figured out.I have been off the mind for a yr or so that the sport has grown to need more than one club to reach out and grow more. How we go about doing it will be something to be discussed.

Pulled a Boyd there. My iPhone sucks I'll finish the thought tomorrow. But as this is already anchorages club and the majority of the revenue comes from here, I feel it not out of the question to hold our elections based on our existing by laws. If rewrites and restructuring is to happen it should happen after we vote a board in.

Finished thought from earlier, presidents if the individual regional clubs can pool capital and resources to better the sport. The statewide club/association council needs to be set up. The handing over of the adgas capital to further the regional clubs agendas shouldn't sit well with the major ...
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Finished thought from earlier, presidents if the individual regional clubs can pool capital and resources to better the sport. The statewide club/association council needs to be set up. The handing over of the adgas capital to further the regional clubs agendas shouldn't sit well with the majority of its members (being anchorage based) I'm sure we'd like to see it go towards course development and maintenance in our immediate area, as I'm sure the regional clubs prefer the same

I want course maintenance, new course designs and proposals, bigger tourneys, better players packs, and more participation for anchorage. I'm already confident that the other clubs/associations have that handled. Anchorage is not quite on track

I put the Outlaw club on hold in order to not cause any damage to the ADGA . I felt that if I didnt like how the club was doing I needed to get back involved with the board and work to make changes and improvments

I personally feel that the bylaws are out of date and need to be rewritten. I would rather change a few words in the bylaws and be done with it then create a new statewide organization. I don't see that being very easy and considering its practically in place, why change it? The bylaws haven ...
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I personally feel that the bylaws are out of date and need to be rewritten. I would rather change a few words in the bylaws and be done with it then create a new statewide organization. I don't see that being very easy and considering its practically in place, why change it? The bylaws haven't been addressed or even looked at since this was brought up originally within the last year. Obviously the bylaws state that the ADGA's mission has been to promote growth within the city of Anchorage. At that time, that was where the only course was in the state! Obviously the mission at the time was to grow it within the city, now look around and think about how many courses have from the explosion of DG in Alaska? The ADGA has certainly outgrown is purpose from what was originally intended in 2004. An "Association" in my mind encompasses the state and all local affiliations. I DO strongly believe that Anchorage already has its own club, they just don't know it.

I agree that the bylaws could use revision, I guess I was just speculating (as I'm certainly no legal expert) as to which course of action would offer the smoothest transition. I hope that my earlier posts haven't given the impression that I'm necessarily in favor of one option or th ...
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I agree that the bylaws could use revision, I guess I was just speculating (as I'm certainly no legal expert) as to which course of action would offer the smoothest transition. I hope that my earlier posts haven't given the impression that I'm necessarily in favor of one option or the other, I will continue to be an ADGA member regardless of its stated mission. I'd like more members to chime in with their thoughts...

Because of the growth of disc golf through out Alaska over the years I believe that there are some larger questions at hand.
1. Do we need the ADGA be a STATE organization? Do we need a overarching state organization?
2. Should the ADGA be an organization solely focused on the growth in support of Anchorage disc golf?
3. Is it time to start a ADGC(Anchorage Disc Golf Club) so that ANC, so local issues don't get bogged down in STATE issues.
Open discussion and dialog on these ...
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Because of the growth of disc golf through out Alaska over the years I believe that there are some larger questions at hand.

1. Do we need the ADGA be a STATE organization? Do we need a overarching state organization?

2. Should the ADGA be an organization solely focused on the growth in support of Anchorage disc golf?

3. Is it time to start a ADGC(Anchorage Disc Golf Club) so that ANC, so local issues don't get bogged down in STATE issues.

Open discussion and dialog on these issues and other issues are the way that progress will be made for Alaska disc golf.
Please share your thoughts and comments.

As per request of the meeting today
January 10,2004
Alaska Disc Golf Association Charter
Article I. Purpose
Section 1. This organization has been formed to promote Disc Golf in the Anchorage, Alaska area. We as a group will endeavor to seek growth in numbers who participate as well as expansion of the venue where we participate. We seek to further these goals by engaging in conduct that will be beneficial to the growth of disc golf. This organization will be a no ...
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As per request of the meeting today

January 10,2004

Alaska Disc Golf Association Charter

Article I. Purpose

Section 1. This organization has been formed to promote Disc Golf in the Anchorage, Alaska area. We as a group will endeavor to seek growth in numbers who participate as well as expansion of the venue where we participate. We seek to further these goals by engaging in conduct that will be beneficial to the growth of disc golf. This organization will be a non-profit organization. All profits from sales of merchandise, donations, club events etc. will be used to repair club facilities and courses and to promote, improve, and expand disc golf in the Anchorage, Alaska area. We also strive to be catalysts for the highest quality competition on the amateur and professional level. In addition, we will encourage and promote participation in the Professional Disc Golf Association and its events.

Article II. Members

Section 1. Membership to this organization will be will be open to all that wish to join. The title of Honorary Member may be given by the President or by the voting membership. These memberships will be given at no charge for one year and may be renewed. These members will receive all benefits of regular membership.

Membership Privileges

1. To vote at ADGA membership meetings on club issues.

2. To hold office or direct a committee.

3. To have comments to committees duly considered and acted upon.

4. To receive a new disc ( New members only).

5. To receive a discount when purchasing club discs.

6. To receive a discount on League Play Events.

7. To receive “Ace Fund” money for a Hole in one provided there are at least 2 witnesses. Non-Members can win Ace money if they are paid in.

Section 2. Persons wishing to gain membership shall surrender a $25 fee, those who renew their membership shall do so annually on or before 1 January. The renewal fee will be $29. These fees can be adjusted once annually by a simple majority vote of the current members attending a fees meeting. A fees meeting will be deemed a special meeting (Refer to Article III Section 3).

Section 3. Membership may be revoked and a member expelled from the club if two-thirds of current members, attending a special removal meeting, vote in favor of removal of that member. An expelled member is prohibited from participation in all club sponsored events. This does not include PDGA events. The ADGA may inform the PDGA of the expelled members action.

Article III. Meetings

Section 1. Meetings will be held at least once a month, typically the first Saturday of every month.

Section 2. A quorum of a membership meeting shall be formed by a simple majority of club members.

Section 3. Special meetings may be called if ten days notice is posted to the current membership. Postings to take place on course bulletin boards at each course that is under club supervision and/or via email or web site.

Section 4. Membership meetings and other meetings shall be chaired by the highest available officer, with Robert’s rules of order used as the authority for all procedural questions.

Article IV. Elections

Section I Nominations and elections will be held for all offices at the December meeting, each position is for a term of one year or when the next elections are held. Voting will be held by secret ballot executed by the club secretary. Nominees must acknowledge and approve of their nomination before voting takes place. Transfer of duties shall take place immediately. Transfer of all materials should be timely and efficient.

Section 2. The current members will elect officers of this organization annually in December.

Section 3. An officer may be removed with just cause. This action requires a two-thirds vote of the current members attending a special impeachment meeting. A current club officer must bring the motion.

Section 4. A vacancy in any office may be filled by a majority vote during any scheduled meeting. The position will be filled for the remainder of the vacated term.

Section 5. There shall be no limit on the number of terms an officer can serve.

Section 6. The president will be chief executive officer of the organization. It will be the duty of the president to preside at all club meetings and to have general supervision of the organization.

Section 7. It will be the duty of the vice president to act in the absence of the president and also to perform such duties that may be assigned by the president, or the board. The vice president shall sit on all special committees. In the absence of the president, the vice president shall hold the same force as the president.

Section 8. The Secretary will be responsible for keeping all organizational records.

The secretary shall post, or cause to be posted all notices of meetings, special meetings, and all other notices required by these by-laws. The secretary will be the custodian of all books, correspondence, and papers relating to the business of the organization, except those of the treasurer. Secretary will prepare and present to the membership any reports as may be required, to include minutes from the previous meeting.

Section 9. The treasurer shall have general charge of the finance of the organization. When necessary and proper, the treasurer will endorse on behalf of the organization all checks, draft notes and other obligations. The treasurer will deposit these and all other funds into a designated account with a bank selected by the organization. The treasurer will keep full and accurate account of these transactions as well as disbursements of club funds. The treasurer will maintain this record in a ledger belonging to the organization, which will be open at all times to the inspection of the officers. At each monthly meeting the treasurer will present a report of the previous months transactions to the membership present. Club officers may request a similar financial report at any time. The president and other designated officers will also be co-signers for club purposes.

Section 10. Public Relations Director.

Section 11. Web Page Manager.

Section 12. Tournament Coordinator (TC) shall be responsible for maintaining the physical upkeep of the courses with the help of other ADGA members. He will coordinate tournaments: work closely with the respective parks and recreation and upkeep the bulletin boards. The TC will regularly record and surrender club revenue to the treasure. TC’s and all members should assist players of all levels in improving their skills, act as ambassadors for the club and encourage membership.

Section 13. Club Vendor. The club vendor is not an officer position. It is an appointed position to a responsible individual who shall be responsible for purchasing merchandise for the club i.e. golf discs, shirts, hats, etc. The vendor will not spend any club monies without gaining the approval of at least two other club officers and the club president or vice-president. The vendor will keep accurate inventory and properly distribute merchandise for others to sell as he sees fit and hold them strictly accountable for said merchandise. All monies from these sales will be turned into the club vendor, who in turn will record transactions and turn in sales to the treasurer in a timely manner. It is not unusual for the office of treasurer and vendor be combined due to the nature of their duties. Every effort will be made to keep prices competitive with local stores as to not out do each other but work together. ADGA membership discounts should apply if possible.

Section 14. The President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the organization shall have the power to spend up to Fifty Dollars of club funds for the purpose of promoting the sport of disc golf. They must notify one other officer before spending the money. Any expenditure above Fifty Dollars must be approved by at least two other club officers. All club money spent will be accompanied by a sales receipt and turned into the treasurer in a timely and efficient manner.

Section 15. Any person responsible for club funds is responsible for surrendering those funds on a timely basis. Any officer or club member responsible for club funds and uses said funds for unauthorized purposes will be subject to disciplinary action. The officer or member will be suspended from club functions and a disciplinary meeting will be held. This meeting will take place with all officers and the party involved. The officers will render a decision as to the punishment (membership revoked, PDGA notified, etc.) with a majority of club officers in agreement. All current officers must vote for this action to be valid. If warranted, the proper authorities will be notified.

Article VI. Amendments

Section 1. These by-laws may be amended by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the current membership attending a special amendment meeting. As with all “ Special meetings”, the amendment meeting is to be posted in accordance with Article III Section 3 of these by-laws.

Article VII. Committees

Section 1. The officers can designate a committee of current members to handle any special task. The vice president shall sit on all committees.

Section 2. A standing committee shall exist to which members can take all grievances concerning competition sponsored by the club. This committee will consist of the vice president and course officials. The committee shall render a ruling within seventy-two hours of the end of the grievance hearing.

Section 3. A member must begin the grievance procedure by submitting a written account with-in twenty-four hours of the incident. Upon receiving a written account the vice president will convene a hearing to air related arguments and testimony. The committee shall render a ruling within seventy-two hours of the end of the grievance hearing.

Section 4. A member that has filed a complaint or had a complaint filed against them may appeal the committees decision by notifying the vice president, and by verbally appealing the decision at the next monthly meeting. Club officers and course officials may overturn or sustain the committees decision with a majority of the officers or course officials voting to overturn or sustain.

Section 5. Course Revision Committee.

Section 6. New Course Development Committee.

Article VIII. Dissolution

Section 1. In the event of the dissolution of the club a tournament shall be held for all current members. All members will be notified at least 30 days before. This will be the responsibility of the current officers. The treasurer will first pay all outstanding debts of the club and all remaining assets (i.e. cash, discs, shirts, etc.) will be disbursed to the membership at the conclusion of the tournament. Every effort will be made to distribute all assets to all the members present as fairly as possible.

Article IX. Acceptance of Officer Position

Section 1. By signing below you accept the terms of these bylaws and commit to doing the best

You can at fulfilling your position. You also accept responsibility for your position and give full support to the ADGA and its decisions. You are an important part of the success of this club and the promotion of the sport of Disc Golf in Alaska.

I think the best path forward for the club would be the following (my opinion / suggestion ) 1. Have nomination and hold elections following current by-laws. 2. Newly elected board ratify and sign by - laws (as is with no special amendment meeting Article VI.section 1) 3. Take newly signe ...
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I think the best path forward for the club would be the following (my opinion / suggestion ) 1. Have nomination and hold elections following current by-laws. 2. Newly elected board ratify and sign by - laws (as is with no special amendment meeting Article VI.section 1) 3. Take newly signed by - laws and file for non-profit status with the state and federal governments. 4. Plan schedule and general path for the year This is just my thoughts to move into the 2014 Disc Golf Season

I agree with Brian, the first priority should be to elect the board. It does appear that there are some amendments that could be made (it's $20 to renew an ADGA membership, not $29) - but this should take place once we've held elections. It should be noted that the bylaws state that the ...
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I agree with Brian, the first priority should be to elect the board. It does appear that there are some amendments that could be made (it's $20 to renew an ADGA membership, not $29) - but this should take place once we've held elections. It should be noted that the bylaws state that the ADGA's mission is to promote disc golf in ANCHORAGE. Perhaps it is time to amend them to reflect the desires of the current active membership.

Thanks for posting these Brian and apologies for not making it last night. I had an emegrency come up that I needed to attend to. I would suggest that all ADGA members but old and new take a very close look at these bylaws and ask themself if they feel comfortable or not with them. Do we want the ...
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Thanks for posting these Brian and apologies for not making it last night. I had an emegrency come up that I needed to attend to. I would suggest that all ADGA members but old and new take a very close look at these bylaws and ask themself if they feel comfortable or not with them. Do we want the ADGA to represent and encompass the entire state of Alaska and all the disc golf clubs that we have locally within the state or do we want the ADGA to simply represent Anchorage? Lots of things to think about but we need to remember that disc golf is a huge passion of everyones here and we need to continue to grow and further the sport as much as we can within our local areas as well as the entire state. I personally think these bylaws are a little out of date and need revamping to reflect our current mission and goals. Looking forward to hearing more from others so please give these a good look!

I agree with Brian and Jeremy on the need for a elected board . It should be our first priority . We have a solid group of commited people who are willing to put in the work needed to grow the sport. I do ghink it may be time for a Anchorage based club but that is for future discussion , I did notic ...
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I agree with Brian and Jeremy on the need for a elected board . It should be our first priority . We have a solid group of commited people who are willing to put in the work needed to grow the sport. I do ghink it may be time for a Anchorage based club but that is for future discussion , I did notice that the By Law states the ADGA mission was to further DG in Anchorage . I imagine that since it was the only DG club in Alaska at that time it took on the task of trying to be organised for the entire state. It seem we do need to redifine or stick with what the by laws state as our mission. Its going to be a interesting yr ladies and gents

I don't understand how we can elect a board when we don't even know what the ADGA stands for and who it represents. How can we go ahead and elect a board if we still aren't sure if the ADGA encompasses the entire state or just Anchorage? If the ADGA encompasses the entire state then ...
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I don't understand how we can elect a board when we don't even know what the ADGA stands for and who it represents. How can we go ahead and elect a board if we still aren't sure if the ADGA encompasses the entire state or just Anchorage? If the ADGA encompasses the entire state then it will be important for us to have local representatives on the board along with club officers (Juneau, Homer, FBX, Mat-Su, etc...) As important as growing the sport is within our local regions, I think the ADGA needs to continue to be the umbrella organization for which all local clubs are a part of. If folks in Anchorage want to start their own disc golf club then I think that is a wonderful idea.

I think that if the change is going to be made then a new state wide "umbrella" association needs to be made. Not a rewrite or redefinition of what the adga was/is. I think everyone is missing the point on how important renewing non profit status is, to protect our members who's names are attached to the association directly. There's tax issues involved

That is fine with me Josh but the ADGA needs to be known as the Anchorage Disc Golf Association and not the Alaska Disc Golf Association. I agree renewing our non profit status is LONG overdue. we have tried for years to make this a reality and it seems like it was always one thing or another. We d ...
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That is fine with me Josh but the ADGA needs to be known as the Anchorage Disc Golf Association and not the Alaska Disc Golf Association. I agree renewing our non profit status is LONG overdue. we have tried for years to make this a reality and it seems like it was always one thing or another. We do need to protect members names who are attached ot the association directly but we first need to create a collective understanding of what the ADGA actually is. It is statewide or just within the city limits of Anchorage?

The current bylaws state that the ADGA's purpose is to promote disc golf within Anchorage. I have thought for some time that the ADGA should be an umbrella organization - but as Brian said at the meeting we can't just dissolve the ADGA to make this happen. If we were to do so, the curren ...
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The current bylaws state that the ADGA's purpose is to promote disc golf within Anchorage. I have thought for some time that the ADGA should be an umbrella organization - but as Brian said at the meeting we can't just dissolve the ADGA to make this happen. If we were to do so, the current bylaws state that all the money held by the association would have to be paid out to ADGA members through a tournament. I'm not sure how we could dissolve the current association in order to create two new ones without essentially giving away our capital resources. The current bylaws state that we are to hold annual elections in

The Alaska Disc Golf Association needs to be statewide in order to encompass all members. However, i think the volume of members in each region/association should reflect the effort put into each division.

sorry, hit return...The current bylaws stipulate that elections are to be held in December of each year. I agree with Kurtis that we need to determine what we want the ADGA to be for the future, but we HAVE to have an elected board in order to renew our non-profit status. In my opinion this need takes imminent precedence over rushing to a decision regarding the mission of the

ADGA. (sorry, did it again) If we were to create two separate organizations a great portion of the revenue currently going to the ADGA would be redirected to the new Anchorage club. If this were the case would the Anchorage club fund projects/tournaments in the bowl area while the other local clubs do the same in their respective locales?

We need to get a elected board in place, restore our non profit status than we can get down to the business of sorting out Tournament Schedule, Amend the Bylaws that are either incorrect (renewal fee) or no longer apply. I do think we need a Anchorage club . I think we might be able to do it if we d ...
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We need to get a elected board in place, restore our non profit status than we can get down to the business of sorting out Tournament Schedule, Amend the Bylaws that are either incorrect (renewal fee) or no longer apply. I do think we need a Anchorage club . I think we might be able to do it if we do like Motorcycle clubs do it and all the clubs become Charter clubs of the ADGA and a portion of proceeds go back to the ADGA and drawn on by every club that contributes. Its just a rough idea . But lets get a board in place and get the non profit restored first

Of course it should. Remember a couple winters ago when I changed it for that reason... then the ****in' began. I think gettin' twisted the night before outweighs playing two rounds. James, rally these fools up. Get their interest in playing at 10:00 and I'll make it happen. 10:45 thi ...
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Of course it should. Remember a couple winters ago when I changed it for that reason... then the ****in' began. I think gettin' twisted the night before outweighs playing two rounds. James, rally these fools up. Get their interest in playing at 10:00 and I'll make it happen. 10:45 this week but hopefully earlier until we get the daylight back. Although, to be completely honest, it's the hour and a half break at the Saloon that keeps us from playing two in the light.